PH unemployment worsens, 2.06M jobless in April

Ian Nicolas P. Cigaral - @inquirerdotnet 06/06/2025

MANILA, Philippines — The country’s jobless rate climbed to 4.1 percent in April, making it the worst unemployment figure recorded in the last three months. There were 2.06 million unemployed Filipinos in April, the Philippine Statistics Authority…

PH jobless rate inches up to 3.9% in March, as job quality worsens

Ian Nicolas P. Cigaral - @inquirerdotnet 05/08/2025

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ unemployment rate hardly moved in March but the quality of available jobs had deteriorated, as the kind of employment generated by the election season might not be enough for many households to…

Unemployment drops, but struggles remain: DOLE-7 urges skills upgrade

Pia Piquero 04/30/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — While the country’s latest labor force data shows a slight drop in unemployment, many Filipino workers are still struggling to make ends meet, with underemployment and low job quality remain persistent challenges. In…

PSA: More Filipinos seek extra work despite lower jobless rate

Pia Piquero 03/06/2025

CEBU, Philippines — For many Filipinos, having a job no longer guarantees financial stability. Even as the country’s unemployment rate slightly improves, millions of workers still struggle to earn enough, forcing them to look for extra work…

Unemployment falls to 1.63 million in December – PSA

Ian Nicolas P. Cigaral - @inquirerdotnet 02/06/2025

MANILA, Philippines — The number of unemployed Filipinos dropped to 1.63 million in December from 1.66 million in November, as more people found jobs during the holiday season. This lowered the unemployment rate from 3.2% to 3.1%,…

MEPZ job losses raise concerns over future of PH import, export sectors

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 10/20/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines —Following the shut down of a company in Mactan Export Processing Zone (MEPZ) in Lapu-Lapu City last month, at least 337 workers had been retrenched. Retrenchments like this can greatly affect the country. “When…

‘Green skills’ training program to combat climate change, unemployment launched in Cebu

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 05/30/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A new initiative that aims to address climate change and unemployment in the Philippines has been launched in Cebu. On Wednesday, May 29, the Asia Society for Social Improvement and Sustainable Transformation (ASSIST),…

Unemployed Filipinos down to 1.8M in Feb from 2.15M in January

Ian Nicolas P. Cigaral 04/12/2024

MANILA, Philipines — The Philippine Statistics Authority reported Thursday that the number of unemployed Filipinos decreased in February to 1.8 million, down from 2.15 million in January. That brought the country’s unemployment rate to 3.5 percent, lower…

Jobless Pinoys reach 2.15 million in January

Ian Nicolas P. Cigaral 03/08/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The jobless rate in the country rose in January to 4.5 percent  from December’s record low of 3.1 percent. This increase was accompanied by a decrease in the number of people looking for jobs.…

Cebu City mulls tax amnesty to help businesses amid minimum wage hike

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/25/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City is looking into the possibility of giving tax amnesty as a form of reprieve to businesses following the P31 minimum wage increase in the region. Cebu City mayor Michael Rama said…

3.76 million Filipinos jobless in June

Ben de Vera 08/04/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The number of jobless Filipinos increased to 3.76 million in June, equivalent to 7.7 percent of the labor force, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Tuesday. Although the number was up by 30,000…

3.5 million workers displaced by COVID-19 pandemic—DOLE

Darry John Esguerra 10/15/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Some 3.5 million workers have been displaced by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said Thursday, October 15, 2020. According to Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III, only…

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